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Philippe Mvuyekure has spent the last five years living in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Now, he's on his way home. He's among thousands of refugees convinced that the bitter, 10-year civil war that decimated his homeland of Burundi may be coming to an end. The civil war here between Hutu rebels and the Tutsi-dominated army uprooted over a million people and killed more than 300,000. But the benefits of a peace process are finally beginning to emerge. Using traditional mediation systems and peacemakers, Burundi is introducing innovative peace and reconciliation projects. The aim is to start a grass roots movement to bring a lasting peace to Burundi and its long-suffering citizens. This program examines the future for Burundi, for power sharing and for a rapprochement between warring factions.
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Citation
Main credits
Heer, James (film director)
Heer, James (film producer)
Richards, Jenny (consultant)
Gawin, Luke (film producer)
McCormack, Declan (editor of moving image work)
Tikaram, Ramon (narrator)
African Studies; Anthropology; Community; Conflict Resolution; Conflict Resolution; Developing World; Geography; History; Human Rights; Humanities; Millennium Development Goals; Social Justice; Sociology; United Nations; Urban Studies; War and Peace
Keywords
Burundi, Hutu, Tutsi, Africa, African Studies, civil war, Tanzania, mediation, peace and reconcilition, conflict resolution; "In The Wake of War"; Bullfrog Films
Distributor: Bullfrog Films
Length: 24 minutes
Date: 2005
Genre: Expository
Language: English
Grade: 7-12, College, Adult
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Closed Captioning: Available
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